This Is the View from the Coolest Residence Inn in the U.S.

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Marriott's extended-stay brand is making a splash in New York City, where a just-opened hotel has eye-popping views of Central Park.

The view of Central Park from the 62nd floor of New York's newest Residence Inn.

New York City's newest hotel is a 68-floor tower that offers some breathtaking views of Central Park and Times Square, the sorts of vistas usually reserved for luxury properties like The Peninsula or icons like The Plaza. Instead, Marriott is staking a claim on Midtown with a "two-pack" property that combines a Courtyard and a Residence Inn at more than 750-foot-high development that officially opened on Tuesday.

Not that these hotels are ho-hum typical: Staffers say many in-room features, from carpets to Keurigs, are a notch or two above what you'd find in a typical Courtyard by Marriott or Residence Inn, giving this double-flagged flagship a bit of extra shine. Rates are fairly typical for a mid-range Midtown Manhattan hotel, currently starting around $300 a night for a king-bed "park vista" room.

Still, the views are the thing, and for the very best, you'll want to book the Residence Inn, which occupies floors 37-65, above the Courtyard on levels 6-33. On the north side of the building, guests can see beyond the Central Park reservoir and west to the Hudson. On the south side of the building, the sight lines down Broadway are stupendous all the way to Times Square and the just-dropped ball. Take note, New Year's revelers: The very best views are from high-floor rooms ending in 05.